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Obama raises $1.7 million for Boxer, Dems
President Barack Obama flew into San Francisco Tuesday night, spoke at two receptions, had dinner with some high-rolling donors and raised $1.7 million for Sen. Barbara Boxer and Senate Democrats.This was the second fundraiser the president has done for Boxer in just over a month, and raised $600,000 -- bringing to $1.1 million the amount Obama has brought in for her. "When it comes to Barbara Boxer," Obama told a VIP reception at the Fairmont Hotel, "if she calls and says, 'I need some help,' then we're going to give her some help." Boxer is expected to have the toughest re-election battle in her almost 18 years in the Senate. "They have Sarah Palin and we have the man I'm going to bring on stage right now," Boxer said, referring to Palin's endorsement of former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina. Whether Boxer faces Fiorina, former Rep. Tom Campbell or Irvine Assemblyman Chuck DeVore will be decided at the June 8 primary. Fiorina called Obama's visit to San Francisco for Boxer "a rescue mission not in the Gulf, but instead in California to save Barbara Boxer's 28-year political career." Boxer was a House member and Marin County supervisor before being elected to the Senate. The prices for Tuesday's events escalated with how close one got to the president. It cost $250 for tickets to the general reception, $2,000 for the smaller VIP reception and $35,200 per couple for a private dinner with Obama. Posted by: Fred 2010-06-14 |
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